Gun Show Loophole: County officials oppose proposal that puts Milwaukee County in the firearms business
The County Board’s Parks, Energy and Environment Committee approved a proposal from Milwaukee County Supervisor Patti Logsdon on March 16 that would allow gun shows to be held at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex. Supervisor Logsdon proposed the ordinance change to...
Atlanta spa shootings by White gunman appears to intersect gender-based violence, misogyny, and xenophobia
A white gunman was charged on March 17 with killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror nationwide through Asian American community that have increasingly been targeted during the...
State and local leaders in Wisconsin condemn targeted attack on women of Asian descent in Georgia
Three attacks at Atlanta-area spas on March 16 that left eight people dead has sent shockwaves through Asian American communities nationwide. While the White gunman’s motive remains unclear, the tragedy follows a growing trend of hate crimes that have Asian...
Community advocates in Milwaukee join with statewide coalition to denounce violence against AAPI women
The Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of Wisconsin released a statement on the March 16 shootings of Asian American Women in Atlanta, representing member organizations across the state and supporting advocates in Milwaukee. It is with heavy hearts that the...
Stop AAPI Hate: Report documents surge of racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans
Asian Americans reported nearly 3,800 hate-related incidents during the pandemic, a number that experts believe to be just a fraction of the true total. From March 19, 2020 to February 28, 2021, Asian Americans from all 50 states experienced everything ranging from...
The “Melting Pot” Narrative: Why America’s history of migration coexisted with xenophobia
Claire L. Adida, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of California San Diego Adeline Lo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Lauren Prather, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California San...
Art build in Milwaukee creates banners for nationwide “torch relay” march in support of immigrant rights
Over the first weekend of March, Voces de la Frontera Action hosted a massive art build to paint the banners for the 34 Fair Immigration Rights Movement (FIRM) Network organizations that will be taking part in the “March to Victory – Relay Across America” to...
Biden ends Trump-era policy punishing asylum-seekers but the trauma for countless migrants remains
By Austin Kocher, Research Associate Professor, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University The last residents of Mexico’s Matamoros refugee camp crossed the border into the United States on March 5 to request asylum. The migrants – many of them...
Operations at Milwaukee’s COVID-19 mass vaccination site transitions to Federal supervision by FEMA
Through a joint federal, state, and local partnership, Governor Tony Evers announced on March 15 that federal support would begin at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee for COVID-19 vaccinations. “FEMA’s work here in Milwaukee is a valuable addition to our efforts. The...
Governor Tony Evers announces two phase plan to help Wisconsin families access child care services
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Emilie Amundson signaled their intent to submit a plan with the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) to use the additional Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) award Wisconsin...
A Spat with the Cat: Correcting racism in children’s books is not an effort to cancel Dr. Seuss
By Kate Cantrell, Lecturer in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland; and Sharon Bickle, Lecturer in English Literature, QLD rep for Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association, University of Southern Queensland “No one...
Falling short on police reform: The George Floyd Act would not have saved George Floyd’s life
On March 3, the House of Representatives voted to pass the George Floyd Act, named after the Black man killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last summer. Among many reforms, the act seeks to ban racial profiling, overhaul qualified immunity for police,...
